China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences
A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.
Russia Wages Winter Information War Against the West
The Kremlin is headhunting useful idiots to undermine European unity before Kyiv can prevail.
On U.S. Foreign Policy, Biden Acts a Lot Like Trump
The Biden administration has charted the same course as the Trump administration on strategic priorities like China, the Middle East and U.S. military deployments. WASHINGTON — A fist bump and meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Tariffs and export controls on China. Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. American troops out of Afghanistan.…
Will France’s Africa Policy Hold Up?
Summary During his first term, French President Emmanuel Macron sought to revitalize his country’s diplomatic outreach to countries throughout Africa. Some aspects of this pivot were designed to more directly address the legacy of French colonialism in Francophone countries. He also sensed that the growing stature of non-Western powers like China has given African counterparts…
Africa Day 2022 and the continent’s food crisis.
The African continent commemorates Africa Day on 25 May under the shadow of soaring food prices due to Covid-19, climatic disorders, and the conflict in Ukraine. The AU Chairperson says it is a challenge the country will confront as it did Covid-19. Read all
It’s Africa’s Century—for Better or Worse
In the coming decades, we face a revolutionary shift in the balance of world affairs—and it is likely not the one you are thinking of. Since the 1990s, the idea that we might be entering an “Asian century” has preoccupied and disorientated the West. However, once we take in view the long sweep of history, the…
Plot to Oust WHO Chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus
When Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus ascended to the top of leadership at the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, my colleague, Raevyn Goates wrote about it at Africa Agenda. Ghebreyesus won the vote in 2017 by 63 %, which was an overwhelming 133 votes out of 185 votes cast. He was the first director-general of the…
Trump’s Africa Policy Leaves HIV Programs Intact
The sad thing about the 2016 U.S. Election is not that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States; it is that the new administration may be abandoning the African continent. And the damages caused by the new U.S. administration continue. The other news is that China and other big powers have stepped in…
What Can Official Visits Tell Us About U.S.-Africa Relations?
As U.S. President Barack Obama’s presidency winds down, we at Africa Agenda feel it is important to look back at what he and his administration did — or didn’t do— for the African continent over the past 8 years or so. Obama himself is half African; born to a Kenyan father and an American mother. It…
Why U.S. President Should Build Better Relations with Africa
For the seven years or so that he’s been in office, U.S. President, Barack Obama has focused on the African continent. This is something that is not talked about much, despite such accomplishments as holding the first US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in 2014. Before him, President George W. Bush was praised for his Africa policy. Since the…